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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable WordPress plugin endpoint, no authentication or interaction per description, and impact is confidentiality-only disclosure of restricted forum content with no integrity or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in wpForo Forum < 3.0.2 versions.
AnalysisAI
Unauthenticated information disclosure in the wpForo Forum WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass access controls and read forum content that should be restricted. The flaw stems from improper permission preservation (CWE-281), letting unauthenticated users access data intended only for authorized members. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but a vendor patch is available via Patchstack advisory.
Technical ContextAI
wpForo Forum is a popular WordPress plugin by tomdever used to add discussion forum capabilities to WordPress sites. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-281 (Improper Preservation of Permissions), meaning an action that should enforce assigned permission checks fails to do so, allowing unauthorized actors to access protected forum resources. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:tomdever:wpforo_forum confirms the affected component is the wpForo Forum plugin distributed through the WordPress plugin ecosystem, where access-control checks for forum boards, topics, or private content are likely missing or insufficiently enforced on certain endpoints.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the wpForo Forum plugin to version 3.0.2 or later through the WordPress admin plugin update mechanism - this is the vendor-released patch and the primary fix. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict access to the forum endpoints at the web server or WAF layer (for example by blocking unauthenticated requests to wpforo REST routes or AJAX actions), with the trade-off that this will break forum functionality for legitimate anonymous visitors, or temporarily deactivate the plugin if the forum is non-essential, which will remove all forum functionality from the site. Refer to the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wpforo/vulnerability/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-3-0-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability for vendor guidance.
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EUVD-2026-36977
GHSA-67cg-j2qq-7wv4